Lantern-holder



(No Model.)

W. A. LATTIMORE.

LANTERN HOLDER. No. 415,720. Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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UNITED V STATES PATENT OFF C \VALTER A. LATTIMORE, OF MAHANOY CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

LANTERN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,720, dated November 26, 1889.

Application filed April 29, 1889. Serial No. 308,996. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER A. LATTIMORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mahanoy City,"Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lantern-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for holding lanterns on miners hats and caps. The lanterns generally used by miners consists of an oil cup or reservoir having on one side a spout for the wick and on the opposite side a hook for attaching the lantern to its support lleretofore the support for the lantern has usually been made of a strip of stiff leather secured to the front of the cap and provided with one 9r more small perforations through which the hook is inserted and in which it fits tightly. This device holds the lantern rigidly, so that when the cap is bent forward the spout is inclined and allows the oil to run out through the ends of the spout, and thus besides wasting oil the leather support is saturated and in turn transmits the oil to the cap. This is very objectionable, often rendering the cap unfit for use. I obviate these difficulties by. constructing the support for the lantern mainly of metal, in such a way that the lantern may be freely suspended so as to always hold the spout in the same general position without liability to waste the oil or spill it on the support or the cap.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cap with my improvements applied; Fig. 2, a front view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the pre ferred form of my lantern-holder, and Fig. 4 is a top view of the lantern-holder shown in Fig. 1.

The lantern A is of the usual construction, being provided with a wick tube or spout B and an attaching-hook O.

The main portion or body of the lanternholder is preferably made of a single piece of sheet metal having a downwardly-inclined base-piece D, extending from the front edge of the visor e of the cap E to the junction of the visor with the cap at 6. From this point the sheet-metal frame is bent upward, form'- ing the front piece D, and extends vertically in front of the cap and close to it to the upper edge or top.

ing of a wire F, provided with a central loop or eye f, from which project forward arms f, forming between them a slot or socket f From the outer ends of the arms f the wire is bent backwardly in opposite directions, and

is there secured to the upright D. Preferably the wires are prolonged and extended down through the piping (1 on each side, thus more firmly connecting the wire frame to the holder and serving to stiffen the piping or beading d. A loop or stop G is formed in the front piece D ,into which a horseshoe-nail G or other implement for turning the wick may be inserted and held. Any otherholder for the wick-raising implement located 011 the front piece D may be employed. A strap of leather or other similar material H is secured to the front piece D, near its lower end, for the purpose of holding the lantern away from the metal body portion of the holder, thus preventing the rattling noise that might otherwise occur.

The lantern is shown mounted in theholder in Fig. 1. It will be observed that the end of the hook a projects through the loop or eye f, while the top or curved portion of the hook and the upper portion of the main shank a rests in the socket f between the arms f. By this construction the lantern is prevented from swinging sidewise, but is allowed to maintain its upright position when the cup is inclined forward or backward.

In Fig. 3 the body of the holder, including the base-piece D, front piece D, piping or beading cl, and strap H, are shown as formed in the same manner as that shown in Figs. 1, 2, and i. In this instance, however, the top piece is shown as formed of sheet metal, the vertical back piece I being secured to the top of the front piece D of the holder by securing device I near the) lower edge of the back piece. A wire i is shown as extending through the piping d and across the top of the front piece D, over the back piece I. The side edges of the back piece may be extended into the piping d, as shown in dotted lines, to form a more rigid connection. From the back piece I projects forwardly and slightly upwardly the top piece 1 which is bent or turned back at its front edge, and then bent downwardly, forming a rear gage or stop i. A hole 1?, formed centrallyin the top piece, receives the hook of the lantern, and a slot 2' receives the upper loop and shank of the hook.

The stop or gage piece 1" limits the movement of the rear or inner end of the hook a and prevents the lantern from swinging too far back so as to overturn and spill its contents on the cap of the wearer.

, These devices may be made at very small cost, and may be easily attached to a hat or cap, and may be removed from an old cap and attached to a new one.- The top piece shown in Fig. 3 may be attached directly to the cap or to the ordinary leather lanternholder; but I prefer to use it in connection with the metallic front and base piece, as shown in the drawings.

I claim as my invention- 1. A lantern-holder consisting of the metallic base-piece, the front piece and the forwardly-projecting top piece having an eye for the inner end of the lantern-hook and a slot or socket for the upper part or shank of the lantern-hook.

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, in a lantern-holder, of the metallic front piece, the metallic base-piece, the strip of soft material secured to the front piece near the bottom thereof, and the top piece to which the lantern-hook is attached.

8. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of the front piece of the lantern-holder, the top piece to which the lantern is secured, and the holder G on the front piece for a wick-raising implement.

4. The lantern-holder top piece herein described, consisting of a back piece and a forwardly-projecting top piece bent over and turned back at its front end and then backwardly to form a stop or gage 'i, and provided with a hole 1' for the lantern-hook and a slot or socket i in which the upper end of the hook and the shank of the lantern are seated.

5. The lantern-holder top piece herein described, consisting of the back piece, the forwardly-projecting front piece provided with a hole for the inner end of the lantern-hook, and a slot or socket for the upper part and shank of the hook and provided with astop or gage in rear of the slot, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WALTER A. LATTIMORE.

Witnesses:

AGNES Morris, W. P, RAMSAY. 

